Yoti Explains How Biometrics Can Support Humanitarian Efforts
Yoti is making the case for biometric identity verification in the humanitarian and non-profit sector. To that end, the company has published the first in a series of six articles […]
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Kenyan Refugee Settlement Conducts Health Scans With NEC’s Thermographic Camera
The Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement in north Kenya is now using an NEC thermography camera to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. The camera was delivered in February through NEC’s NEC […]
UNHCR Uses Iris Biometrics to Register Displaced Syrian Refugees
Biometrics News – Iris Recognition The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that more than 1,600 Syrian refugees have been transported to the Bardarash Refugee Camp in […]
Internal Document Reveals Scope of UNHCR’s Ambitions for Biometric ID
Biometrics News “…the assessment puts some hard numbers behind biometric ID programs that the UNHCR has championed through specific examples like Bangladesh’s settlements for Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.” The United […]
Biometric IDs Issued to Half a Million Rohingya Refugees: UNHCR
Over half a million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have now received biometric identity documents, the United Nations’ refugee agency has announced. Speaking at a press conference at the Palais des […]
UNHCR Celebrates Biometric Registration of Over a Quarter of Bangladesh’s Rohingya Refugees
“And as the UNHCR has previously outlined, the biometric ID cards themselves can help refugees to access critical services, and can be used for resettlement and potential repatriation.” Well over […]
UNHCR’s Biometric IDs Help Protect Refugees from Itself
The United Nations’ refugee agency has been vocal about the benefits of biometric identification for those in its charge for years, but recently the organization invoked this technology in its […]
UNHCR Official Calls Biometric IDs ‘a Big Milestone’ in Refugee Aid
After a high-level tour of refugee centers in Bangladesh, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is more convinced than ever of the importance of biometric IDs for helping displaced […]
Distilled Identity and Emerge Unveil New Refugee Identity Technology
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has repeatedly called for the adoption of biometric platforms that make it easier to manage refugee populations. Now, Distilled Identity and Emerge […]
Nigerian Gov’t Looks to Biometrics to Help Flooding Victims
“Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency is deploying automated biometric identification systems to camps housing the displaced individuals, with officials currently training government staff.” With heavy rains having caused serious flooding […]
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